[TEC] Help with medals

[SwissSubCommander]

Yes, I already changed the citation.
What I mean is that the medal itself, to the left of the diploma, is not being shown

[ElCid97]

Ah, capito ...

While lurking around the "menu_1024_768.ini" file I found the reference for the awards. Unfortunately, I still can't figure out how to format the text.

data/menu/data/awardsitems_3.dds
data/menu/data/awardsitems_4.dds

are the two files you need to change for the German side (i.e. the Axis). This would apply to Japanese awards to add like the Golden Kite, Rising Sun, etc. These are also the ones to change for the WWI mod that some folks have been working on.

Allied awards in the FotRSU setup are in the same directory, but under the name "CaptainAwards_1" and "CaptainAwards_2" with either a "dds" or "tga" extension. Mine are "tga" since I haven't touched them. The "default" Allied/US files are the awardsitems_1.dds and awardsitems_2.dds images. These are the original files that were later updated with real medals (RUIM mod I think??).

For the items on the left hand side of the box that you click on to see what medal you want to read about, then the files are:

data/menu/Skins/German/gui/layout/Medals.tga

Oddly enough, the file is the same as the crew systems management on my installation, just that it has a different name and it looks like there are numbers there for zones and WHERE on the image to find the things. These are the small versions of the medals along the left side of the awards page.

I could be wrong on this since I'm still rummaging around things and learning, but I believe these are the images you are looking for.

Now, if someone can figure out how to format the words so that they are center-justified while still on the right hand side of the screen ...

Right now I have everything basically lining up on the right hand side of the screen, so it looks like you're reading from right to left.

I've been reading info on the forums more than anything else these past few weekends. I've seen entries for things from logbook entries to a sextant mod, but still haven't found anything that can help with the text of the awards other than you change the text itself (citation language) in the "menu.txt" file.

Hope what little I've been able to figure out has helped.

ElCid97

PS: What medals were you thinking of instituting? The sim has the awards hard-coded from what I've read. With wounded, for example, there's a suposed "threshold" of 40% damage. So if your sub has 40% or more damage, you earn a Purple Heart. Apparently that's why we have a Purple Heart in the updates of the awards and why there's a Wound Badge in the German version of the awards.

Haven't tested that out yet, per say, but I do have two of them in the career I was working on. One time came in with 68% hull damage and the other with a little over 50% hull damage. The Argonaut and the Tambor are built like Timex watches - take a licking and keep on ticking!

[SwissSubCommander]

This is how far I am.
Yes I figured out that the "awardsitems_x" files are the ones that need changing.
I did edit them, simply pasting the italian medals over the corresponding german ones.
But alas! instead of a shiny medal there is only an empty background!

I successfully implemented them for the crew management screen

They are: - u-boat sign = distintivo sommergibili
- u-boat front clasp = distintivo della divisione atlantica
- iron cross 2. class = medaglia al valore di marina in bronzo
- iron cross 1. class = medaglia al valore di marina in argento
- german cross = medaglia al valore di marina in oro
- knights cross = croce di guerra al valor militare

[propbeanie]

Do your files match in bit depth and extension name, as the originals?

[SwissSubCommander]

Originally Posted by propbeanie

Do your files match in bit depth and extension name, as the originals?

How do I check what bit depth the original has?
And how do I change it if needed?

[ElCid97]

What graphics/imaging program are you using? To check the data for the file, you would have to open it and then check the properties from there. If you need to change it, then it's part of the saving procedure. I believe that all the "dds" and "tga" files are 32-bit in format/depth, so you shouldn't have any issues there.

I'm not sure if it's a Win-7 thing, but when I right-click on a "tga" or "dds" file, the properties option only gives me generic info and nothing from the file. This is because they are 32-bit. If I do the same with a "png" or a "jpg" or another 24-bit file, I can see the size and bit depth info for them.

When modifying with GIMP (the program I use) I just make sure to NOT click on compression when it's offered for the dds files. I also agree (YES) to the option for creating mip-maps from a drop-down option. I haven't had any issues yet with this method of doing this. I'm sure there's a similar method for other imaging programs. Just the procedure for getting there may be somewhat different.

I haven't used the "tga" files yet, but I believe you DON'T want the compression option there either.

I believe if you compress the files they are then NOT 32-bit, and therefore can't be read by the sim. That was the case with flightsim files for FS9/FSX which I have considerable experience with. I don't see why this sim would be any different regarding the images/textures.

By the way, how did you get the image you posted to copy to an imaging program? I've tried Ctrl+F11 and PrintScreen, but none of them work for me. All I get is either a black box or a screen-shot of the imaging program I would be in.

Hope this helps.

ElCid97

[SwissSubCommander]

GIMP seems like a handy program.
I will try it out
WHat do you mean? How I took the screenshot or how i uploaded it?